Welcome to my index blog page, where I share literacy ideas and teaching materials for upper elementary students. I create various resources to help educators teach multiple reading skills to their students.
My blog includes several series, such as “Teaching Types of Conflicts with Movie Trailers,” “Plot Structures,” “Making Connections,” “Story Elements,” and “Figurative Language.” These series make learning engaging and interactive. I also offer resources to teach literacy skills like vocabulary, comprehension, figurative language, and spelling.
Teaching literacy can be challenging, so I give away many free resources that educators can use in the classroom or at home. I want to provide educators with practical, easy-to-use tools to help their students become confident readers.
I hope my index blog page will inspire and motivate educators to use innovative teaching methods and help their students excel in their literacy skills.
Mar 07
Students love playing games and solving puzzles. With these fun activities, students won’t even realize how much they are learning. In the handout, you will find the four print-and-go activities explained in this post. You will also get a page of resource links for quickly making your own print-and-go vocabulary activities. Vocabulary Activities, Puzzles, and …
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Nov 01
Teaching students to make connections between previous knowledge, experiences, and emotions and the text they are reading, will — help the reader become more involved with the text improve attention span when reading enhance understanding of difficult material help students retain information Before you read the post, you might wish to grab the printables. …
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Sep 13
Analogies are a great way to teach students how to compare and contrast words, concepts, and ideas. They help students develop their vocabulary, critical thinking, and creativity skills. Analogies can also make learning fun and engaging using humor, imagery, and poetry. In this blog post, I will share some activities you can use to teach …
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Sep 07
Analogies are a powerful way to help your 4th and 5th-grade students learn new words. In this blog post, I will show you some fun and easy activities that you can use to teach analogies to your students using synonyms and antonyms. Synonyms and antonyms are the most common types of word relationships that you will …
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Apr 13
Plot development is often compared to climbing a mountain or riding a roller coaster. Students relate to the roller coaster analogy. Here is how it works: The Plot Development Roller Coaster Exposition When you first get on the roller coaster a voice over a loudspeaker gives background information such as when the coaster was built, …
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Dec 07
By learning root words, students can better understand language. Learning just a few root words can increase word knowledge ten-fold. This post includes both free materials and ideas to make learning fun. Begin with this idea… Root words are often associated with trees. Make a root word tree by drawing a tree shape. Near the …
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Nov 30
Are you looking for some activities for teaching suffixes? Check out these free materials including activities for Google Slides, videos, anchor charts, and PowerPoints. Teaching students some common suffixes can increase their vocabulary tremendously. The suffixes -s/-es, -ed, -ing, -ly, -er/-or, -ion/-tion/-ation/-tion, and -ible/-able account for 72 percent of suffixed words. Teaching these 7 suffixes …
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